Boundary Info
Little League defines boundaries for each league. Players must either (1) reside within the area of the boundary map or (2) attend an accredited school within that area (MCPS or private schools, but not home-schooled). A list of eligible MCPS schools can be found below.
The map below shows MCLL's approved boundary. The green line represents the "dividing line" between Upper County and Lower County. This designation only applies to registration for the the following Baseball Divisions: Tee Ball, Rookie Ball, Coach Pitch, Minors AA, Minors AAA, and Majors. For more information about this change and how it may impact your child please read the FAQ below.
Registration for Intermediates Baseball, Juniors Baseball, and all softball divisions are conducted on a countywide basis. The dividing line change does not impact these divisions.
MCLL Upper and Lower County Dividing Line Change- Effective Spring 2022
At the December 2021 Board Meeting, the MCLL Board of Directors unanimously approved a modification to the internal boundary line dividing Upper County and Lower County. As noted above, this line is only pertinent to players in the following Baseball Divisions: Tee Ball, Rookie Ball, Coach Pitch, Minors AA, Minors AAA, and Majors and for purposes of forming MCLL Summer All-Star Teams.
Please review the FAQ below for information about the dividing line change and how it may impact your child.
FAQs
Q: What is the Upper County and Lower County dividing line?
A: Due to MCLL's size (one of the largest Little Leagues in the country), this dividing line is necessary in order to comply with the Little League International (LLI) team limits at the Baseball Majors level. Little League International only permits up to 10 majors teams per Little League. As a result, MCLL must divide its Majors level into "divisions," which MCLL has chosen to do by geography. In addition to meeting LLI requirements, Tee Ball, Rookie Coach Pitch, Coach Pitch Minors A, Player Pitch Minors AA and AAA are also split along the same new geographic line.
Q: Why did MCLL change the internal dividing line between Upper and Lower County?
A: The dividing line that was previously in effect had been in place since MCLL and Bethesda Little League merged in 2015. The line was not based on projected registrations and historic boundaries of the two leagues. Starting in the winter of 2019 the MCLL Board of Directors began a study, based on historic registration numbers, trends, and field locations/capacity, to determine whether the existing dividing line met MCLL's current and future needs.
Q: How was the new dividing line decided upon?
A: The new line was established based on a number of factors including registration trends over the past several years, a travel study estimating drive times to what have become MCLL's primary fields, and MCPS school clusters.
Q: What players does this change impact?
A: Players that attend the following schools are now likely considered to be located in Upper County: Bayard Rustin ES, Bells Mill ES, Beverly Farms ES, Cold Spring ES, Fallsmead ES, Meadow Hall ES, Potomac ES, Ritchie Park ES, Twinbrook ES, Wayside ES, Cabin John MS, Herbert Hoover MS, Winston Churchill HS, and Rockville HS. Additionally, players that attend any of the surrounding private schools (e.g., St. Andrews, Bullis, Mater Dei, and others) may also be impacted. We strongly encourage you to review the map above and input your child's school and home address.
Q: What if my home address is still in Lower County, but my child's school (public or private) is in Upper County (or visa versa)?
A: As was the case prior to the dividing line move, you get the choice of where your child should play. Generally speaking for teams in the TB, Rookie Ball, Coach Pitch, and Minors AA divisions, teams are based on geography and requests. Therefore, regardless of whether you are in Lower or Upper County, you will practice within a short distance to your child's school/home and games will also be at fields nearby.
Q: What if my child has played with MCLL before and is impacted by the change, does he/she have to change from Lower County to Upper County?
A: In order to comply with LLI requirements, all players in the section of the border that moved from Lower County to Upper County (i.e. the impacted players) must play in Upper County EXCEPT players that (1) were registered to play with MCLL in Spring 2021 and (2) in Spring 2021 were drafted in LC Majors. Players who meet those qualifications may register for Lower County in Spring 2022.
Q: What if I am new to MCLL, but my child wants to play with friends that have decided to stay in Lower County
A: This circumstance will only affect impacted players that were in MCLL's competitive divisions (Minors AAA and Majors). We would encourage you to talk with your circle of friends to discuss what the best decision will be for all children involved.
Q: My child has been playing in Lower County, what are the differences between playing in Upper vs. Lower County?
A: MCLL has and continues to be ONE Little League. You will play the same number of games and have the same number of practices. The cost remains the same. Teams will be formed in the same manner depending on your division of play and practice fields will be assigned based on team geography, regardless of whether the field is technically located in Upper or Lower County. For those in the area impacted by the dividing line change, the primary difference, mainly for the older divisions (Minors and Majors) is you will now be driving more north for games (towards Rockville, Gaithersburg, and South Germantown) instead of going east (towards Silver Spring). Based on the drivetime analysis the MCLL Board conducted between the impacted schools and our most commonly used fields, drive times should be the same, if not less than previously for impacted players.
Q: If I have already registered for MCLL or I did not realize the dividing line had changed and registered for Lower County instead of Upper County what should I do?
A: MCLL will be monitoring registrations and be reaching out to impacted players that register for Lower County, but are now located (by their school o home address) in Upper County. For those that may choose whether they would like to play in Upper or Lower County, such designation must be made when registering for spring player evaluations.
Questions: Email us at info@mclittleleague.org
Eligible Schools
Upper Montgomery County Schools
Elementary Schools
Bayard Rustin ES (Change from 2021)
Beall ES
Bells Mill ES (Change from 2021)
Belmont ES
Beverly Farms ES (Change from 2021)
Brooke Grove ES
Brown Station ES
Candlewood ES
Capt. James Daly ES
Cashell ES
Cedar Grove ES
Christa McAuliffe ES
Clarksburg ES
Clearspring ES
Clopper Mill ES
Cold Spring ES (Change from 2021)
College Gardens ES
Damascus ES
Darnestown ES
Diamond ES
Dufief ES
Fallsmead ES (Change from 2021)
Fields Road ES
Flower Hill ES
Flower Valley ES
Fox Chapel ES
Gaithersburg ES
Germantown ES
Goshen ES
Great Seneca ES
Greenwood ES
Jones Lane ES
Judy Resnick ES
Lake Seneca ES
Lakewood ES
Laytonsville ES
Little Bennett ES
Lois P. Rockwell ES
Maryvale ES
Matsunaga ES
Meadow Hall ES (Change from 2021)
Mill Creek Town ES
Monocacy ES
Olney ES
Poolesville ES
Rachel Carson ES
Ritchie Park ES (Change from 2021)
Ronald McNair ES
Rosemont ES
Potomac ES (Change from 2021)
Sally Ride ES
Seven Locks ES (Change from 2021)
Sequoyah ES
Sherwood ES
South Lake ES
Stedwick ES
Stone Mill ES
Strawberry Knoll ES
Summit Hall ES
Thurgood Marshall ES
Travilah ES
Twinbrook ES (Change from 2021)
Washington Grove ES
Waters Landing ES
Watkins Mill ES
Wayside ES (Change from 2021)
Whetstone ES
William Gibbs ES
Wilson Wims ES
Woodfield ES
Middle Schools
Baker, John T. MS
Cabin John MS (Change from 2021)
Clemente, Roberto W. MS
Farquhar, William H. MS
Forest Oak MS
Gaithersburg MS
Hallie Wells MS
Herbert Hoover MS (Change from 2021)
King, Jr., Dr. Martin Luther MS
Kingsview MS
Lakelands Park MS
Montgomery Village MS
Neelsville MS
Parks, Rosa M. MS
Poole, John MS
Redland MS
Ridgeview MS
Robert Frost MS
Rocky Hill MS
Shady Grove MS
High Schools
Clarksburg HS
Col. Zadok Magruder HS
Damascus HS
Gaithersburg HS
Northwest HS
Poolesville HS
Quince Orchard HS
Rockville HS (Change from 2021)
Seneca Valley HS
Sherwood HS
Thomas S. Wootton HS
Watkins Mill HS
Winston Churchill HS (Change from 2021)
Lower Montgomery County Schools
Elementary Schools
Arcola ES
Ashburton ES
Bannockburn ES
Bel Pre ES
Bethesda ES
Bradley Hills ES
Broad Acres (JoAnn Leleck) ES
Brookhaven ES
Burning Tree ES
Burnt Mill ES
Carderock Springs ES
Carole Highlands ES
Chevy Chase ES
Cresthaven ES
East Silver Spring ES
Farmland ES
Flora Singer ES
Forest Knolls ES
Garret Park ES
Georgian Forest ES
Glen Haven ES
Glenallen ES
Harmony Hills ES
Highland ES
Highland View ES
Kemp Mill ES
Kensington Parkwood ES
Lucy Barnsley ES
Luxmanor ES
Montgomery Knolls ES
New Hampshire Estates ES
North Chevy Chase ES
Oakland Terrace ES
Oakview ES
Pine Crest ES
Piney Branch ES
Rock Creek Forest ES
Rock Creek Valley ES
Rock View ES
Rolling Terrace ES
Roscoe Nix ES
Rosemary Hills ES
Sargent Shriver ES
Sligo Creek ES
Somerset ES
Stonegate ES
Strathmore ES
Takoma Park ES
Viers Mill ES
Weller Road ES
Westbrook ES
Westover ES
Wheaton Woods ES
Wood Acres ES
Woodlin ES
Wyngate ES
Middle Schools
Argyle MS
Eastern MS
Key, Francis Scott MS
Lee, Col. E. Brooke MS
Loiederman, A. Mario MS
Newport Mill MS
North Bethesda MS
Parkland MS
Pyle, Thomas W. MS
Silver Creek MS
Silver Spring Int'l MS
Sligo MS
Takoma Park MS
Tilden MS
West, Julius MS
Westland MS
Wood, Earle B. MS
High Schools
Albert Einstein HS
Bethesda‑Chevy Chase HS
James Hubert Blake HS
John F. Kennedy HS
Montgomery Blair HS
Northwood HS
Richard Montgomery HS
Springbrook HS
Walt Whitman HS
Walter Johnson HS
Wheaton HS